Launched in 2008, the Great Pennsylvania Outdoor Challenge builds awareness of the exceptional outdoor recreational opportunities available in Pennsylvania, as well as raises funds for work in state parks and state forests.

Between September 11th and October 11th, help the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation to virtually hike, bike, walk, swim, ride, or paddle the approximately 30,000 miles of trails in Pennsylvania. According the PPFF President Marci Mowery, “We know that not many of us have

Wallenpaupack Sports Shop, Hawley (570-226-4797): Mark says there’s a lot of smallmouth action at Wallenpaupack on tubes and live herring while drifting. Channel catfish in the 10-15 pound range are taking

Capt. John Brackett of the Queen Mary (732-899-3766)www.njqueenmary.com/FishingRpt.htmCapt. John says that bluefishing on the Queen Mary was excellent every day this past week. The 6-16-pound blues have been hitting on both jigs and bait, with 15-20 jumbo blues boated in just over an hour on Wednesday. The Queen Mary will be

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Shad and River Herring Management Board has approved for public comment Draft Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Shad and River Herring. The Draft Amendment proposes a suite of monitoring and management measures to protect, enhance, and restore American shad stocks to sustainable levels.

Boat wakes -- those long, frothy, V-shaped waves trailing from the stern of a powerboat as it slices through the water -- have a sinister side. When other vessels encounter them, they can hurt people. They can make people angry, and they can

Wallenpaupack Sports Shop, Hawley (570-226-4797): Mark says that the smallmouth bass have been getting slammed at Wallenpaupack when you troll in 20-25 feet of water. The catfish have been hitting on chicken livers and Berkley gulp bait. Perch in the 10-15-inch range like Mark’s never seen before have

Capt. John Brackett of the Queen Mary (732-899-3766)www.njqueenmary.com/FishingRpt.htmCapt. John says that bluefishing on the Queen Mary has been terrific. The fish are in the 6-16-pound range and most have been caught on bait. They are fishing about an hour to the

It is time to finish our experimental planting of forbs (wildflowers) in the grassland at Lehigh Gap Nature Center. More than 40 people volunteered in spring and planted 900 plugs of 6 species of forbs. We have 450 more plugs of 3 additional species to plant.

The final round of planting will take place on August 30 (Saturday) from 9:00 to 3:00. (We ask volunteers to be at the Osprey House by 8:45, so we can be up at the grassland by 9:00.) LGNC will provide lunch and cold drinks for volunteers. We hope to finish the planting in one day.